While New York State Park grounds, forests and trails are currently open, New Yorkers are encouraged to stay home during this public health crisis. If you do plan on visiting a park, we ask all visitors to #recreatelocal meaning, choose parks that are close to home, keep visits brief, practice social distancing, wear a face covering and use common sense to protect yourself and others. Some parks are limiting parking capacity to limit the density of visitors. If you arrive at a park and it appears to be crowded, consider going to another park or returning at another time.
For additional information on how COVID-19 is affecting Park operations, visit https://parks.ny.gov/

All New York State roads, bridges and tunnels are open. For current status of specific roads and bridges in New York State, please visit the 511NY.org map.

Beginning November 4, 2020, all travelers entering New York State must undergo COVID-19 testing in order to “test-out” of mandatory 14-day quarantine. Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York as well as essential workers will continue to be exempt from the travel advisory.

For travelers who were in another state for more than 24 hours:

• Travelers must obtain a test within three days of departure from that state;
• The traveler must, upon arrival in New York, quarantine for three days;
• The traveler must fill out the Traveler Health Form upon arrival in New York State; and
• On day 4 of their quarantine, the traveler must obtain another COVID test. If both tests come back negative, the traveler may exit quarantine early upon receipt of the second negative diagnostic test.

For travelers who were in another state for less than 24 hours:

• The traveler does not need a test prior to their departure from the other state and does not need to quarantine upon arrival in New York State.
• However, the traveler must fill out the Traveler Health Form upon entry into New York State, and take a COVID diagnostic test 4 days after their arrival in New York.

Local health departments will validate tests, if necessary, and if a test comes back positive, will issue isolation orders and initiate contact tracing. The local health department must make contact with the state the traveler came from, to ensure contact tracing proceeds there as well.
The travel guidelines require all New Yorkers, as well as those visiting from out of state, to take personal responsibility for compliance in the best interest of public health and safety. For more information, the New York State COVID-19 Travel Advisory and the Traveler Health Form can be found here: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory.
 

On September 28, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order reminding international travelers entering New York from Level 2 and 3 countries to quarantine and fill out the NYS Department of Health Traveler Health Form to further prevent the spread of COVID-19 as countries across the globe experience alarming second waves of the virus. Additional information and the Traveler Health Form can be found here: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory.

All decisions regarding the screening of international passengers arriving at all airports in the United States are made by federal agencies including the CDC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is providing all necessary support for these passenger screenings at its airports and any referrals for quarantine in cooperation with state and city health authorities. For airports outside of New York City, you should check with that airport directly.
Regarding international air travel, we recommend you read the information provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) regarding Returning from International Travel, here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/after-travel-precautions.html. This CDC webpage notes that if you have traveled internationally in the past 14 days, you should stay home and monitor your health. The webpage further notes that during this 14-day period you should not take public transportation, taxis, or ride-shares, and to avoid contact with others.

On the New York State Thruway and Hudson River Bridge crossings, cash toll collection resumed at 11:59 p.m. on June 3. For the safety of Thruway Authority personnel and the traveling public and out of an abundance of caution, emergency tolling procedures were in place from March 22 to June 3 to create appropriate social distancing for cash collection.
As of October 26, the Port Authority of NY and NJ will temporarily restore cash toll collection at the Lincoln Tunnel and upper level of the George Washington Bridge. Customers using cash must use a staffed toll lane. Failure to use the designated cash lanes at these facilities after October 26 will result in a Notice of Violation Enforcement. All other Port Authority facilities have moved to cashless tolling systems or have no toll. Visit the Port Authority website for more information: https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/alerts/coronavirus-updates.html.

For Canadians traveling to Canada, please find updated information at https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2020/03/cbsa-is-helping-canadians-get-home.html and from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/covid/non-canadians-canadiens-eng.html

Non-essential travel across the US-Canadian Border from New York State is restricted.
Americans and Canadians are allowed to cross the land border to perform essential work or for other urgent reasons, only. Commercial traffic will be permitted in order to support critical supply chains.
The Canada Border Services Agency announced that as of June 8, 2020 23:59 EDT, foreign nationals who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and who do not have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or who do not have reason to believe they have COVID-19, will be exempt from the prohibition on entry to Canada if entering to be with an immediate family member for a period of at least 15 days.
Foreign nationals who are admitted into Canada pursuant to this exemption must quarantine for 14 days.
An immediate family member refers to a person’s:

• a)spouse or common-law partner;
• b)dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, or a dependent child of the person’s spouse or common-law partner;
• c)dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b):
• d)parent or step-parent or the parent or step-parent of the person’s spouse or common-law partner;
• e)guardian or tutor.

All foreign nationals who have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 continue to remain prohibited from entering Canada.
This change does not apply to immediate family members of temporary residents in Canada, such as those on a student or work visa.

All New York State rest areas, welcome centers, text stops and Thruway service areas are open. Wear a face mask when inside these facilities and follow social distancing guidelines.
Note that Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all people in New York to wear a mask or a face covering when out in public and in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained. This includes inside rest areas, welcome centers, etc. See https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20217-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency For current status of roads and bridges and up-to-date travel information in New York State, please visit 511NY.org or call 511.

For up-to-date information regarding alternate side parking, please visit: https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01011 and https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/alternate-side-parking.shtml.

Access to public infrastructure, including public transportation such as ferry service, is considered essential to provide all citizens access to essential services. That said, please check with individual ferry operators, as service hours may have changed.
For information about the Staten Island Ferry, please see: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/staten-island-ferry.shtml.
For information regarding other New York City ferries, please see: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/ferintro.shtml.
For information regarding Lake Champlain Ferries, please visit: https://ferries.com/covid19

Train service has been deemed essential infrastructure and as such will remain active. It is recommended that people limit use of public transportation to only when absolutely necessary. Please visit your train provider's website for latest train schedules and alerts.

For-hire vehicle services are considered essential services and as such will remain active. For more information in New York City, please visit https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03297

Non-essential travel across the US-Canadian Border is restricted. Tourism and recreation related travel is considered non-essential. Americans and Canadians are allowed to cross the land border every day to perform essential work or for other urgent reasons.  Commercial traffic will be permitted in order to support critical supply chains.    
 
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